Chris Kirk, No. 112 on the money list, is hoping to author his own worst-to-first story this week.

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Rusty Hampton

"I wanted to be a major league pitcher way before I wanted to be a professional golfer," said Kirk, 27, who grew up in Atlanta.

His childhood, he said, "was watching the (Atlanta) Braves every night, the 11 straight championships. I grew up on that. I'm one of three boys and we all loved baseball and we all loved the Braves." ...